Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Brazil on edge for a bicentennial Bolsonaro has made his own

President Jair Bolsonaro calls Brazil’s bicentennial Wednesday a chance to celebrate the nation’s proud history, but critics say he has transformed what should be a day of unity into a campaign event that they fear he will use to undermine next month's election in Latin America's fourth biggest democracy. FRANCE 24's Constance Malleret reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

NGO, Indigenous leaders blame Bolsonaro for Amazon skyrocketing deforestation

The Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an 18 percent rise from a year ago, according to official data released Thursday. All the worst August figures -- 30,900 fires in 2019, 29,307 in 2020, 28,060 in 2021 and 33,116 in 2022 -- happened during the four-year term of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who will be seeking re-election next month.

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